NHS Foundation Trusts are membership organisations, giving local people and staff, as members of the organisation, a greater influence in shaping its future.

I believe wholeheartedly in the Chief Executive’s vision of being the best performing Trust in the UK and a centre of excellence for patient care.

Staff Governor

Currently we have a Board of Directors that is legally accountable for running the Trust. It has a Chairman, seven Non-Executive Directors (lay people appointed by the Council of Governors for three year terms) and seven Executive Directors (who are employees).

In addition to this Board of Directors, Foundation Trust members have elected a Council of Governors. The Council is important and influential in the way that it represents workforce colleagues and the community, giving their views to the Board of Directors on the organisation’s future direction. It does not run the Trust or get involved with the day-to-day operational issues.

There are currently 25 members of the Council of Governors – 14 public governors, five staff governors, and six appointed governors from the local councils and universities.

Governors have two main duties:

To hold the Non-Executive Directors, individually and collectively, to account for the performance of the Board and Directors; and

To represent the interests of the members of the Trust as a whole and the interests of the public.

Statutory powers include appointing the Chairman and Non-Executive Directors; approving significant transactions (as defined by the Trust’s Constitution) and approving amendments to the Trust’s Constitution.

Governors do not receive a salary but do receive expenses incurred in carrying out their role.

Meet our Governors

In this section, we have details of our Council of Governors of Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Chris HoworthAppointed Governor: Senior Lecturer in Organisational Strategy, School of Management, The Royal Holloway, University of London

If you would like to contact one of our Council of Governors, please direct your email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and one of our team will pass on the message.

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About the Trust

We are the largest provider of acute hospital services in Surrey, serving a population of more than 410,000 people in the boroughs of Runnymede, Spelthorne, Woking and parts of Elmbridge, Hounslow, Surrey Heath and beyond.

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Ashford Hospital

Ashford Hospital is situated on the A30 to the west of London, close to the junction 13 of the M25 and Heathrow Airport.

London Road, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 3AA

Switchboard: 01784 884488

St Peter's Hospital

St. Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey is situated in greenbelt parkland between Woking and Chertsey near junction 11 of the M25.